READING COMPREHENSION

Question 1-10

Most Icebergs are formed in the water of the world’s polar and subpolar regions. These are the regions around the North and South Poles. Icebergs melt as they ENCOUNTER warmer ocean water and warmer ocean breezes closer to the equator. This happens with most, but not all, icebergs.
One record-setting iceberg managed to travel further from the FRIGID water near the poles than any other iceberg has been known to travel. In 1894, an iceberg broke off from Antarctica in the south and began moving slowly to the north. It eventually left the very cold water near the pole and entered warmer water. This unusual iceberg managed to get AMAZINGLY close to the equator. It was observed at a latitude of about 26 degrees south of the equator. This is on the same latitude as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is famous for its comfortably warm water and weather throughout the year.

1. The subject of this passage is*

2. The passage indicates that icebergs form *

3. According to the passage, where are subpolar regions located? *

The word “encounter” in the third sentence could be replaced by the expression of *

The record-setting iceberg discussed in the passage traveled *

The word “frigid” in fifth sentence is closest meaning to *

When did the record-setting iceberg discussed in the passage exist?

It is NOT stated in the passage that the iceberg *

The word “amazingly” in the eight sentence is closest in meaning to *

Where in the passage does the author indicate what usually happens to icebergs in warm water?

Questions 11-19

Paul Revere was known in Longfellow’s poem “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” for his act of heroism during Revolutionary times. In this famous poem, Longfellow describes how Paul Revere made a nighttime ride on horseback from Lexington to Concord. The purpose of this famous ride was to warn the Concord MILITIA that the British were planning to attack.

However, Longfellow’s poem does not RECOUNT the historical events accurately. In reality, Paul Revere did not travel alone on his important ride. Instead, he met up with William Dawes in Lexington. These two set out for Concord with a Dr. Samuel Prescott, who was on his way home.

On the way between Lexington and Concord, the three were stopped by some British soldiers. Revere became a prisoner of the British, and Dawes managed to escape. It was Dr. Prescott rather than Paul Revere who got through to Concord to warn the militia of the British attack that was coming. However, it was Paul Revere and not Dr. Prescott who received the credit for the heroic DEED in Longfellow’s poem.

11. The main idea of this passage is that *

It is stated in the passage that “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” *

In the poem, Paul Revere *

The word “Militia” is closest in meaning to *

It is implied in the passage that, in Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere *

The word “recount” is closest in meaning to

What happened after the trio was stopped by the British?

The word “deed” is closest in meaning in

Where in the passage does the author indicate who actually carried out the warning

Questions 20-29

The name Studebaker is famous today because of the actions of five Studebaker brothers. These five brothers were responsible for one of the oldest vehicle manufacturing companies in the United States.

These brothers were born in the first half the nineteenth century. In 1852, two of the Studebaker brothers opened a wagon-building shop. Their entire resources were some tools for building wagons and 68 dollars. They MANAGED to build three wagons in their first year of operations, and they sold two of three wagons. Their business continued to increase steadily. By the time of the Civil War in the 1860s, they had a government contract to build wagons for the war effort.

After the war, the brothers added a carriage division. The carriages created by the Studebaker Company became FAMOUS. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Studebaker Company was the largest and famous manufacturer of horse-drawn wagons and carriages in the world.

In 1897, the company started experimenting with vehicles that ran under their own power. The company began making electric automobiles first and later worked on gasoline automobiles. By 1920, the company had stopped making wagons and was producing cars. The Studebaker Company STAYED in business until 1966, when it stopped producing automobiles.

20. The best title for this passage would be

When the Studebaker brothers started their first company, they had

The word “managed” could best be replaced by

It can be inferred from the passage that, right after the Civil War, the Studebaker brothers

The word “famous” is closest in meaning to

According to the passage, the Studebaker brothers

The word “stayed” is closest in meaning to

What is NOT mentioned in the passage as something that the Studebaker brothers produced?

Which paragraph describes the business activities of the Studebaker brothers prior to the Civil War?

Where in the passage does the author explain what the Studebaker brothers did in their first year of business?

Questions 30-38

Not all humans have the same type of blood. In different types of blood, certain antibodies and antigens may or may not be present. There are different systems for classifying blood, and one of the systems is the ABO system. In this system, a person’s blood is classified as either type A, type B, type AB, or type O. The purpose of this system is to describe which types of blood are compatible. This means which types of blood can be taken from or given to a person. There are three principles that govern which types of blood are compatible.

The first principle is that a PARTICULAR blood type is always compatible with itself. This means, for example, that a person with type A blood can receive type A blood and that a person with type B blood can accept type B blood. It also means that a person with type AB blood can receive type AB blood and that a person with type O blood can receive type O blood.

The second principle is that type O blood can be given to any of the other blood groups. Type O can be given to a patient with types A, B, or AB blood. For this reason, type O is called the universal DONOR.

The last of the principle is that patients with type AB blood can receive blood from types A, B, or O. This means that patients with type AB blood can compatibly receive any other type of blood.

30. The topic of this passage is

It is stated in the passage that certain antibodies and antigens in the blood

“Principles” in “There are three principles” has closest meaning to

The word “particular” in the second paragraph has closest meaning to

It can be inferred from the passage that type A blood can

A “donor” is most likely someone who

It can be inferred from the passage that type AB blood can be donated to

Which paragraph describes the author’s third important concept about blood compatibility?

When in the passage does the author indicate how many types of blood there are in the ABO system?

Questions 39-50

The US manned space flight program of the 1960s and 1970s consisted of three distinct phases: Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Each of these distinct phases of the space flight program served a very different purpose.

Mercury was the first phase of the manned space flight program. Its purpose was to get a person into orbital flight. The tiny Mercury capsule carried only a single astronaut. Alan Shepard and Virgil Grissom piloted the first two Mercury flights, which were suborbital flights, in 1961. John Glenn, in the next Mercury flight, orbited the Earth in 1962. Three more Mercury flights followed.

The next phase of the manned space flight program was Gemini. The purpose of the ten CREWED Gemini flights in 1965 and 1966 was to conduct training tests necessary for longer space flights. Gemini, for example, carried out training in orbital clocking techniques and tests of the effects of long-term weightlessness on astronauts. Unlike Mercury capsules, which held only one astronaut, the Gemini capsules were designed to carry two astronauts. The name Gemini was taken from the name of constellation, which means “twins”.

The Apollo flights followed the Gemini flights with the goal of landing astronauts on the Moon. The Apollo spacecraft consisted of three modules. The command module carried three astronauts to and from the Moon, the service module housed the propulsion and environmental systems, and the lunar module separated from the command module to land astronauts on the Moon. There were seventeen total Apollo flights, of which the first six carried no crew. The seventh through tenth Apollo flights (1968-1969) CIRCUMNAVIGATED the Moon without landing and then returned to Earth. The next seven Apollo flights (1969-1972) were intended to land on the Moon. All of them did, except Apollo 13, which developed serious problems and had to ABORT the intended landing but still managed to return safely to Earth.

39. The subject of this passage is

According to the passage, the Mercury flights

It is implied in the passage that there were how many total Mercury flights?

The word “crewed” in paragraph three has closest meaning to

The purpose of the Gemini flights was

It is NOT stated in the passage

It can be inferred from the passage that how many of the Apollo flights carried astronauts

The word “circumnavigated” has closest meaning to

It can be determined from the passage that how many Apollo flights landed on the Moon?

The word “abort” has closest meaning to

It can be determined from the passage that the manned space flight program discussed in the passage lasted for

Which paragraph describes the flights that carried one astronauts each?